Today it has been one year since MCA- Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys has passed away from cancer at the age of 47. My heart is saddened to think we will never hear new Beastie Boys music again (not with the three of them anyway). I grew up with the Beasties and the first 45 I ever bought on my own was "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)".
Most know they were three boys from NYC who became one of the longest running hip-hop acts in history. They originally started as a punk band. Not only are they Grammy winners but well respected by peers and influential to many new bands. They were inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 14, 2012, weeks before Yauch died. He was too ill to attend. The Beastie Boys are only the third rap group to be inducted. The other two acts were Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five and Run DMC.
Here is one of their best known songs "Paul Revere", from Licensed to Ill. Feel free to sing along, me & my sister did. RIP MCA- Adam Yauch.
Now my name is MCA, I got a license to kill
I think you know what time it is, it's time to get ill
Now what do we have here? An outlaw and his beer?
I run this land, you understand? I made myself clear
Link to article: Adam Yauch Park Dedicated in Brooklyn from Rolling Stone.
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